California Drought Articles

The state hasn’t climbed out of the hole created by the five-year drought, but the snow and rain 2017 has seen so far have helped cut into the massive water deficit.

In this week’s news briefs, Flint, Michigan, finally gets the federal aid that has been held up in Congress, and a Florida city fires its water utility director following a sewage disaster.

In this week’s news briefs, Miami-Dade County takes over the water and sewer operations of the city of Opa-locka, and a new California law aims to crack down on excessive water users during drought conditions.

In this week’s news briefs, only 16 percent of California’s water agencies are committing to continued water conservation now that state-mandated restrictions have been lifted, and a Wisconsin city’s plan to tap into Lake Michigan is met with some pushback.

In this week’s news briefs, the whistleblowers of Flint’s lead contamination problem report water quality has greatly improved, and a California water district is recognized for its public communication efforts about drought conditions.

More than a quarter of a million water customers pay a flat rate while the battle against drought continues.

San Francisco Bay Area water utilities look to tap into an aquifer 500 feet underground to back up surface water sources in the event of an emergency.

Funding through the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Title XVI program will help build drought-resistant water supplies statewide.

In this week’s news briefs, California officials consider dismissing a $1.55 million fine levied against the Byron-Bethany Irrigation District, and an Oregon city announces plans to sell unused water rights.

El Niño and new state laws create a storm of aquifer activity in California

In this week’s news briefs, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder vows to drink Flint water for at least a month, Boston expands its lead service line replacement program, and two water projects in Southern California earn international acclaim.

In this week’s news briefs, a community rallies in support of a utility supervisor who was killed on the job, a water district dedicates new wells at a former sanitarium, and Massachusetts approves $100M in interest-free loans to replace aging waterlines.

In this week’s news briefs, customer complaints prompt a leadership change at the Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority, and construction on a massive pumping station is underway in southern Nevada.

Taking advantage of a rainy winter, researchers at UC Davis are experimenting with a new method aimed at recharging California's parched aquifers